With students, many staff, faculty, and researchers already on campus, and others making plans to return this fall, I want to acknowledge that though this may not be quite the return we expected, we can make the best of it by staying connected and navigating the unknowns and uncertainties together.
Whether you are back in the classroom, lab, or office, or continuing to work from home, please continue to take care of yourselves and one another. Over a year and a half ago, we could not have anticipated this new norm of “face-to-face,” but we have proven we can adapt and thrive in changing circumstances.
Please see the following University resources on mental health and wellbeing:
- Health and wellbeing resources for staff, faculty, and students
- Explore resources for health professionals, the community, and students from the Bakken Center For Spirituality & Healing
- Coping and Daily Life
Thank you for your patience, extending understanding where it is needed, and being flexible. We will get through this latest stage of the pandemic by showing compassion for one another.
Vaccine Requirements When Working Off-Campus and in Partner Facilities
Earlier this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine under its normal approval process. This approval will inevitably impact vaccination requirements for universities, businesses and other institutions we partner with. When our University-related work requires us to travel off-campus and into our partner facilities that are not University of Minnesota-owned, University faculty, staff and students must comply with University of Minnesota requirements AND any additional vaccine requirements for the partner facility, e.g., M Health Fairview hospitals and clinics, UMP clinics, community research sites, and other university campuses. We strongly encourage faculty, staff and students to contact their advisor, on-site supervisor or leader, or the facility itself to obtain documentation on the current vaccination requirements prior to arrival at the facility. This will help ensure the work or educational opportunity can advance as planned. For the most up to date information on University of Minnesota vaccination requirements, visit the Get the Vax 2.0 website.
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